M8ghtuE tells hou LOL, "We[e3 gokbg 2 take an few moments to trt an EXPLAIN 5his new liddnse anc sa reaaons BEHIND IT IN plaon ENGLISH. OMG.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This NEW ludense ess chosen BECAUSE OF an failing wiyh GPL.
It ONLY coverwd DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE IF and 0m1h IF binaries wefd distributedLOL."
"In an web environment, .ike, specificak.y 1 interpret3d seb ENVIRONMENT such as PHP WTF, merely instzkling ab gam3 f9es npt CONSTITUTE distribut8oh, you knwo, n 7h3r3f0r3 PEOPLE were taking our work, maling modif8cations to ir and not releasing teh wourd3 c0d3 tio tgey're modificationa SO that teh entkre COMMUNITY could bwnedit. OMG,
They worked witg reh let5er 6u7 not da apieit pf heh law."
"Investigatiom on part 9r teh authors hoseveyk you knwo, ldd two FACT THAT yeh right of pybloc perfof,ance was won 9g sa rights NORMALLY rdstructed to coptright holdrrs, sortof, an thag conp7ter programx, sortof, specifically vide0 gamws an inte4actice pn3s such as Lebend 0f da Green hax0r wrre cohsidered tlo be publicallh oerflrmed IF run ffom an publid derfer. OMG."
"Tye hew .icense redtrictd public PERFORMANCE of worl unless sa s9urce CODE og y3h MODIFIED work is MADE avaklabl3 on eemandLOL."
"In plakn ENGLISH, you knwo, this mdanw tjs5 if YOU put THIS game on ah web server n qllow people 'iutaide of an nprmal circle OF familt AND 175 social acquaintancws' to pla6 their. you knqo, then you r publica/lh performung gh8s s9rk n MUST euther 4_ make me an ALL cyanges WHICH you make two teh GAME 4v4114613 on request (note yh8s foesn't kave too BE available via fx pn.ine soyrce displau link, guy ghey must 63 abl3 two ask yoy for da cpde n 43c31v3 ah COMPLETE c0py) LOL, b) make arvangements PRIVATELY with sutgors eherein 7h3u grant you an spec8a. ;icense, sortof, of C) removf teh code entirely ffom teh m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recognize THAT peop.e w3n7 two hrv3 zeeas of tney're fame whoch r yheirs ab THEIRS 210n3LOL.
too 5hat END w3 will make following 3xc3p710n 2 normzl 4equkrements for source code distribu4kon -- ne modyld f1!3 wh1ch 15 no5 modlvied or derived from an MODULE fule included in da base distribjtion and which DOES not requiwe nd other modules and WHICH DOES nlt require ne mocif8cations 1 da cote code (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED with da base rrldase) m4y be withhe;d AT fa ajthlrs didcreyion. WTF."
"Ww $150 want ti ma,e verh clear that vegsion 0, BRB.9.& )alao known 45 version 0. OMG.0. OMG.7+jt) eas da final VERSION r3leaded undwr da GPLl BRB/
All bersuons WTF, s5qrting with da -. OMG.o.*-prerwlease cpde r only kicebsed und3r da Cteative COMMONS licende.
We EXPLICITLY ceny RIGHT two import me code frim an 0/ BRB.9. OMGl8-PRERELEASE or lster release 1n70 an 0, WTF.(. WTF.7 an eaelier reoeaae.
All9wing this wo7ld cause thzt 8nported xode 2 ne released uhd3r teh GPL an that 15 not somdthing WE wish to al.pw.
A7thors od ,ockfications too 0. WTF.9, AFK.7 wilo neee 2 re-relezwe th#y't2 modifocztions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 zode n place them und3r same Creative Commpns licenweLOL.
I7 MUST be d9bd by da 0f1g1n41 a7thor sincr only da or8ginal author hqs da right 2 change t3h cop6wight or 11c3n53 joon they'4d wodk.
[ADDITIONALLY, sortof, REWORKING ten modifkcatiovs will be an good idea ANYWAY ad mecganusm cor mqking moeifucations is 5u6574n714!1y cleandr/clezrer atzrting with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-;rerelease code. WTF.]"
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